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qālū ttakhadha llāhu waladan subḥānahū huwa l-ghaniyyu lahū mā fī s-samāwāti wa-mā fī l-ʾarḍi ʾin ʿindakum min sulṭānin bi-hādhā ʾa-taqūlūna ʿalā llāhi mā lā taʿlamūna
They say, ‘Allah has taken a son!’ Immaculate is He! He is the All-sufficient. To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is in the earth. You have no authority for this [statement]. Do you attribute to Allah what you do not know?
— Ali Quli Qarai
Surah Yunus – Verse 68
68. “They say, ‘Allah has begotten a son!’ Glory be to Him! He is Self-Sufficient! His is whatever is in the heavens and whatever is in the earth! No warrant have you for this! Do you say about Allah what you do not know?’”
‘To beget a son’ signifies ‘to be the father of someone, which differs from giving birth and having children. The polytheists considered the angels as the daughters of Allah, and the Jews took “Ezra” as an offspring of Allah, while the Christians called Jesus the Son of Allah. Allah is neither afraid of being lonely so as to want to adopt an offspring, nor does He need any heir to adopt a son. He also does not need any help so that He chooses an assistant, nor does He need to ensure the survival of His species, so He does not need a son. The verse says:
“They say, ‘Allah has begotten a son!’ Glory be to Him! He is Self-Sufficient!...”
This phrase, means that Allah is absolutely self sufficient and He is absolutely far from what they say, because whatever is in the heavens and on the earth are His and fall under His command. The verse says:
“…His is whatever is in the heavens and whatever is in the earth!...”
Thus He absolutely does not need to have a son, for begetting offspring is to relieve oneself from one’s lack of ability and weakness or to enrich oneself and get rid of poverty, but Allah is free from all this. If it is impossible for Him to have a real son, it is also impossible for Him to adopt a stepson and there are no reasons to support the authenticity of this claim. It says:
“…No warrant have you for this! Do you say about Allah what you do not know?’”
If one wants to know about Allah, these words are to be regarded as blame, a censure and a threat from Allah, the Magnificent, to those who have made these unsanctioned and atrocious claims.